EIOPA’s Stakeholder Groups elect Chair and Vice-Chair

EIOPA's Stakeholder Groups elected their Chairs and Vice-Chairs.

Insurance and Reinsurance Stakeholder Group (IRSG):
Chair – Kay Blair, the United Kingdom

Ms Blair represents consumer interests. She served as a vice-chair of the
UK Financial Services Consumer Panel in 2006-2013. Currently she chairs
the Scottish Housing Regulator and works as a board member of two Health
Boards. Ms Blair also served as a Vice-Chair of EIOPA's first IRSG.

When asked about her motivation for applying to become an IRSG member, Ms
Blair said: "I believe strongly in effective regulation and supervision
that deliver good consumer outcomes".

Vice-Chair – Olav Jones, the United Kingdom

Mr Jones represents industry. He has 17 years of work experience in the
insurance sector dealing with strategy, value based-, capital- and risk
management. He currently works as deputy director general of Insurance
Europe (the European Insurance and Reinsurance Federation) responsible for
prudential regulatory issues, accounting, investment as well as
international affairs and reinsurance.

This role at Insurance Europe provides him with a good understanding of the
issues and concerns of the national insurance industries across Europe
relating to regulatory developments, and among his reasons to apply to the
IRSG, was the wish to provide a valuable contribution as a stakeholder
representing (re)insurance undertakings and intermediaries.


Occupational Pensions Stakeholder Group (OPSG):
Chair - Benne van Popta, the Netherlands

Mr van Popta represents IOPRs. He chairs two large pension funds in the
Netherlands (PMT and Detailhandel) and serves on several important posts
such as president of the National Association of Industry-wide Pension
Funds, vice-chair of PensionsEurope and board member at the Federation of
the Dutch Pension Funds.

Speaking about his motivation to work in the OPSG, Mr van Popta said: "I
have been involved in pension reform debates at a national, European, and
international level, dealing with issues of solvency, governance,
disclosure, macro-economic, regulatory, and personal pensions. I am
confident my knowledge and experience will contribute greatly to the work
of the OPSG, and by extent, of the EIOPA".

Vice-Chair - Matti Leppälä, Finland
Mr Leppälä represents IOPRs interests. He worked for the Finnish Pension
Alliance for almost 11 years and currently serves as Secretary General/CEO
of PensionsEurope.

"Occupational and other supplementary pensions are increasingly necessary
for adequate and sustainable pensions. EIOPA plays an important part in
this development", explains Mr Leppälä his motivation for applying to
the OPSG.


The Stakeholder Groups members are appointed by EIOPA Board of Supervisors
following the selection process and serve for a period of 2.5 years.

More information about the appointment of new EIOPA's Stakeholder Groups
is available here:
https://eiopa.europa.eu/fileadmin/tx_dam/files/pressreleases/2013-10-04_Stakeholder_Groups_Selection_01.pdf
(Link:
https://eiopa.europa.eu/fileadmin/tx_dam/files/pressreleases/2013-10-04_Stakeholder_Groups_Selection_01.pdf
)


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